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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Sitting by a Bush in Broad Sunlight" what is breath's partner?
(a) Nature.
(b) Faith.
(c) Life.
(d) Truth.

2. According to the poem "The Onset," which season mesmerizes?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

3. In "Sitting by a Bush in Broad Sunlight," what interacts with the sun to create life?
(a) Dust.
(b) Stone.
(c) Rock.
(d) Dirt.

4. Frost's poems are said to have "catholic appeal." Which phrase is synonymous with "catholic appeal"?
(a) Natural appeal.
(b) Timeless appeal.
(c) Universal appeal.
(d) Individual appeal.

5. In "A Patch of Old Snow," what is compared to the snow patch?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A magazine.
(c) A letter.
(d) A book.

6. "The Runaway" is about a young horse who is not used to snow in _______________.
(a) New York.
(b) New London.
(c) New England.
(d) New Hampshire.

7. In "The Flower Boat." where do the unused fishing dories find themselves?
(a) In the junkyard.
(b) Adrift.
(c) In the landfill.
(d) On lawns.

8. Why does the cow jump over the walls in "A Cow in Apple Time"?
(a) She thinks they are short.
(b) Sugar rush.
(c) She thinks she is a horse.
(d) Desire.

9. How many stanzas are there in "Design"?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

10. Frost points out in "Sitting by a Bush in Broad Sunlight," that the miracle of life and the miracle of ___________________ are still with humanity.
(a) Faith.
(b) Nature.
(c) Belief.
(d) Weather.

11. What does the couple in "Two Look at Two" see standing on the other side of a wall?
(a) A fawn.
(b) A doe.
(c) A calf.
(d) A cow.

12. In "The Bear," Frost says that men are in constant conflict between their mind and _________.
(a) Their bodies.
(b) Their mood.
(c) Their beliefs.
(d) Their faith.

13. What emotion does Frost give to the contemplating bear at the end of "The Bear"?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Loneliness.

14. What kind of poem is "Never Again Would Birds' Song Be the Same"?
(a) Epic.
(b) Love.
(c) Heroic.
(d) Sad.

15. What is the first thing the wasp in "The White-Tailed Wasp" mistakes for a fly?
(a) A series of dots.
(b) A series of nuts.
(c) A series of screws.
(d) A series of nails.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of bird won the blue ribbon In "A Blue Ribbon at Amesbury"?

2. How many stanzas are "In a Disused Graveyard"?

3. According to "Waspish," what does the wasp possess a lot of as it stretches?

4. What do the singing birds want to come out of the ground in "Our Singing Strength"?

5. What is the second thing the wasp in "The White-Tailed Wasp" mistakes for a fly?

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